Engaging Citizens | Empowering Communities Eurasia2010 Network Foundation Yearbook EurasiaWe believe societies Foundation function best when people take responsibility for their own civicMission and economic prosperity. Through cooperation based on mutual respect, our programs equip citizens to define and achieve outcomes of enduring benefit to their communities. Table of Contents Eurasia Foundation Network . 1 Citizen Engagement . 2 Local Economic Development . 4 Institution Building and Public Policy . 6 Independent Media . 8 Cross-Border Programs . .10 Other Programs . 12 2010 Bill Maynes Fellowship . 13 Eurasia Foundation Financials . 14 Photos Credit: Front Cover: (background)Vassily Mikhalin. (left to right) EPF, EFCA, Kyiv School of Economics Donors . Inside Back Cover Back Cover: Archil Kikodze Whatever one’s view may be on the dramatic political transformation now underway in the Middle EastLetter and North from Africa, one the thing is Chair certain: events and on the the ground Presidentcan change by the day or even by the hour, but fundamental social and political change will be the work of generations . Eurasia Foundation was created in response to another epochal transformation – the breakup of the Soviet Union – and from the beginning we have taken the long view . We started by engaging indi- vidual social entrepreneurs who brought good ideas to life through the sheer force of their energy and creativity. To capture the value of these individual efforts we next turned to the promotion of pioneering institutions that could sustain the transformation over the long term . Ultimately, we rooted ourselves in local soil by converting our representative offices into locally-chartered foun- dations to create the Eurasia Foundation Network . With the addition in 2010 of the East Europe Foundation of Moldova, our network is now an alliance of six autonomous institutions, a reliable and effective partner to organizations throughout Eurasia committed to building prosperity and stability in the region . The successful establishment of the Eurasia Foundation Network does not mean we have com- pleted our mission . On the contrary, much work remains to be done . As you will see in this report, our program portfolio is growing, with projects ranging from social media development in Russia to youth engagement in the Caucasus to access to justice in Central Asia . These programs are all implemented in close collaboration with our network partners and would not be possible without their local presence and knowledge . Increasingly, they are based on competed project funding – a new strategic focus – by leveraging the unique asset we have in the people and institutions of the Eurasia Foundation Network . Today our Foundation is poised not only to deepen its engagement with the citizens of Eurasia; we can also adapt successful models of citizen engagement from our core geography to the needs of other societies in transition – in the Middle East and elsewhere . The important work of the Eurasia Foundation Network would not be possible without the enduring commitment of our donors and partners around the world . We thank you again for your continued trust and support and look forward to continuing our partnership in the coming year . Sincerely, Jan H. Kalicki Horton Beebe-Center Chairman President This annual report is dedicated to DedicationSarah Carey, Eurasia to Foundation’s Sarah Carey Chair from 1994 to 2010, whose unwavering commitment to the Foundation and its work still guides and inspires us. “The story of the Eurasia Foundation is inspiring. An idea that originated in the US government was embraced by private citizens and executed in a way that has fundamentally changed the trajectory of civil society, local government, and small business in communities throughout the Eurasia region. Today the Foundation is a unique asset to those of us who wish to contribute to the peace- ful evolution of the nations of Eurasia.” Brent Scowcroft Former National Security Advisor January 12, 2010 Photo Credit: Top: Natalie Matrosian/EF First row (left to right): EF, Natalie Matirosian/ EF, EPF. Second row (left to right): Promin Charitable Foundation, Izturgan Aldayev Below: FNE Eurasia Foundation Network Eurasia Foundation was founded in 1992 to empower the citizens of the nations that comprised the Soviet Union to advance their countries socially and economically. Since then, Eurasia Foundation has transformed from a U.S.-based foundation with field offices in the region to the Eurasia Foundation Network comprised of six autonomous institutions: New Eurasia Foundation in Russia, Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia, Eurasia Partnership Foundation in the South Caucasus, East Europe Foundation of Ukraine, East Europe Foundation of Moldova, and Eurasia Foundation in the United States . The Eurasia Foundation Network promotes stability and prosperity throughout the region by supporting institutions that advance open, pluralistic and entrepreneurial societies . Its programs engage citizens who are active within their communities, facilitate local economic development, build accountable institutions, support and develop independent media, and strengthen cross-border ties . By working together, the network’s foundations increase exchanges among local and international institutions throughout the region and multiply the social return on the financial investments made by their donors. New Eurasia Foundation East Europe Foundation of Ukraine Established in 2004, New Eurasia Foundation (FNE) enhances Established in 2007, East Europe Foundation of Ukraine (EEF- peoples’ lives through effective social and economic Ukraine) builds the capacity of institutions and establishes local development programs carried out at the regional and federal partnerships through grant programs and technical assistance, levels of Russia . Strategic program priorities include enhancing contributing to effective local governance, quality higher the social and human capital of the Russian Federation in education, socially responsible corporations and the areas of youth, education, migration, philanthropic organizations . EEF-Ukraine focuses housing and urban development and media . on improving the operating conditions needed to In addition, FNE focuses on improving sustain local partnerships and empowering citizens local competitiveness and the potential to participate in improving their lives . for technological innovation through strategic planning and management and entrepreneurship development . East Europe Foundation of Moldova The Eurasia Foundation Network’s newest partner is the East Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia Europe Foundation of Moldova (EEF-Moldova), which of- ficially launched activities on June 1, 2010. The new foundation Established in 2005, Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia (EFCA) continues Eurasia Foundation’s 17-year legacy of promoting operates programs throughout Central Asia . EFCA mobilizes democracy and the growth of a market economy in Moldova . public and private resources to help citizens of Central Asia EEF-Moldova builds democratic systems in Moldova, em- design and execute projects that strengthen their communities powering Moldovan citizens and fostering sustain- and improve their civic and economic well-being . able development through education, technical With offices in Almaty, Bishkek, Dushanbe and Osh, assistance and grant programs that promote civil EFCA focuses its activities on higher education, society development, strengthen media, enhance labor migration, independent media, rule of good governance and build economic prosperity law, corporate social responsibility, community development, youth engagement and ecotourism Eurasia Partnership Foundation Network Impact Established in 2007, Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF) Since 1993, Eurasia Foundation and its Network serves Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia . EPF facilitates citizen Partners have: monitoring of business, government and donors, encourages • Formed 11,177 partnerships the understanding and practice of local corporate philanthropy and develops the skills and vision of young people as advocates • Awarded 9,172 grants for social change through youth-run grant making . EPF also • Created 23,130 new jobs provides critical support to the region’s social science researchers by offering reliable datasets, • Developed 4,945 new businesses training and research grants . EPF’s regional, • Trained 485,825 individuals networked approach embraces both the shared challenges and those specific to each country of the South Caucasus . Eurasia Foundation 2010 Network Yearbook 1 Citizen Engagement Eurasia Foundation be- lieves citizens should take Kyrgyzstan: Engaging Young Adults in responsibility for their Their Communities own social and economic prosperity . The Foundation In September 2010, 40 young men and women from and its partners support Kyrgyzstan spent a week learning about ethnic tolerance programs that empower and community development at a camp organized by communities, increase citi- Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia (EFCA) . The camp was held in Isfana, Kyrgyzstan, a town in the ethnically zen participation in holding mixed and turbulent Ferghana Valley. Through the local governments account- program, a multiethnic group of young people renovated a able, involve youth in their kindergarten, which had not seen any rehabilitation since communities, and facilitate its construction in 1968 . The kindergarten now serves more families and the building provides a safer